Lawn Manor pupils taking part in Young Mental Health Champions Seminar 2024

Ferndale Primary School Healthy Schools Display 

Inspirational talks from successful former pupils

Growing, cooking and healthier lifestyles

NHS support to realise aspirations.

Alleviating anxiety and fears of moving schools

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire service 

Wiltshire police talk careers and staying safe.

Bronze Early Years Awards

The first Early Years Silver Award

Mental Health Awards

Special Award - Smoke Free School Gates ! 

Swindon Children get ready for Disney Shake up !

Welcome to Swindon Healthy Schools

Swindon Healthy Schools is committed to supporting all local schools to provide a whole school approach to improve and maximise pupils' health and wellbeing so they can reach their full potential. This includes guidance around improving the school environment, policies and activities to promote and facilitate good health choices. This website recommends resources, support and training to enhance the Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) curriculum and offers information on networking opportunities to enable schools to share good practice. 

In Swindon we aim to provide a personalised approach to each school's health and wellbeing needs. 

Please read our current offer to schools via this PDF. 

To engage with our programme and to receive this support, please contact us

News

Talk Money Week Toolkit for Schools

5th November 2024
This week is Talk Money Week, organised by the Money and Pensions Service. Further information and resources for schools are available here: Talk Money Week for schools | Money and Pensions Service A...

Hot off the press: Swindon Healthy Schools Newsletter November 2024

1st November 2024
Welcome back after half term! This edition of Swindon Healthy Schools e-bulletin includes: the latest healthy schools news events and training for staff and governors new healthy schools resources...

Free webinars for parents and carers

31st October 2024
We would appreciate your support with sharing the following information with relevant parents and carers. Thank you. Please also see the jpeg fliers, which include a QR code and can be shared on social...

Autumn 2024: Swindon Pupils Voice Survey on Mental Health and Wellbeing

30th October 2024
We hope that you can help run this anonymous survey in your schools, during PSHE lessons/tutor time to ensure that we have a representative idea of the mental health and wellbeing of pupils in years 4,...

ProVeg launches initiative to teach children about climate impact of food

29th October 2024
ProVeg launches initiative to teach children about climate impact of food   ProVeg UK has launched a new programme titled ‘Canteen to Classroom’ to educate UK children...

Evaluation of the Veg Power 2024 Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign.

29th October 2024
Veg Power announced the results of its schools and catering teams’ evaluation confirming the success of its 2024 Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign. Their research found that 89% of those schools...

Guide on relationships and sexual health for Young People with SEND

28th October 2024
Sex Education Forum's free new Easy Read guide gives a definition of sexual health using pictures and accessible language. The tool can be used to build a shared understanding of sexual health, by introducing...

Tricky Topics Launch: KS3 resource

27th October 2024
FREE WEBINAR Tricky Topics LAUNCH- How a VAWG recommendation became Plymouth’s campaign about online porn 6 December. 12 to 12.45 Join Together for Childhood and Plymouth Council’s Youth...

Nicotine pouches

25th October 2024
We are aware of some reports in the South West of nicotine pouches being an issue within school.  There is no official position statement on this but Public Health do not recommend nicotine pouches...

Opportunities for teachers/schools to help shape future facilities at the Health Hydro

24th October 2024
Please see below the following opportunities for teachers/schools to help shape future facilities in Swindon that will impact the health of pupils and wider population, sent to us by Swindon Borough Council’s...

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